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Argenta
Spectators: 6724 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Chad Boyd got the match started through his kick off. After 2 played minutes Olympiakos got a freekick which was hit by Chad Boyd. After 4 minutes, Alphonse McCarthy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Argenta AFC and the Olympiakos players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Argenta AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 4th minute. Penalty! 13 minutes into the match, Chad Boyd notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Argenta AFC's Ulysses Burgos. Ulysses Burgos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 16thth minute of the game Wes Calhoun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Argenta AFC's Ulysses Burgos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Merlin Broussard struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Lincoln Grondin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Argenta AFC. After a defensive mix-up in Argenta AFC's zone, Wes Calhoun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulysses Burgos came out of the goal and Wes Calhoun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Wes Calhoun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wes Calhoun in the 28th minute of play forced Argenta AFC's goalkeeper Ulysses Burgos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Chad Boyd had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olympiakos's Lincoln Grondin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Olympiakos from getting a goal against them. When Wes Calhoun came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Olympiakos fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Wes Calhoun couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wes Calhoun in the 36th minute of play forced Argenta AFC's goalkeeper Ulysses Burgos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulysses Burgos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wes Calhoun, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 42 played minutes Argenta AFC got a freekick which was hit by Stacey Cinq-Mars. Wes Calhoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ulysses Burgos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Chad Boyd took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ulysses Burgos. Ulysses Burgos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

The wind increased when Merlin Broussard made the kick off in the second half. Wes Calhoun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Ulysses Burgos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Chad Boyd in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulysses Burgos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 62nd minute Keneth Marrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lincoln Grondin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Argenta AFC's goalkeeper Ulysses Burgos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Stacey Cinq-Mars hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Wes Calhoun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Olympiakos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wes Calhoun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute, Keneth Marrero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chad Boyd succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 72nd playminute. Chad Boyd's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ulysses Burgos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. Argenta AFC's Ulysses Burgos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chad Boyd in the 86th minute of play. If Keneth Marrero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute of the match Boris Burris sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Lincoln Grondin skillfully saved the ball. In the 94th minute Keneth Marrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lincoln Grondin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Chad Boyd in the 96th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Olympiakos played a much better game than Argenta AFC and deserved their victory. The Argenta AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.